Flat display holding mechanism
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsSunao Hatanaka, Hideaki Noda
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flat display holding mechanism, which comprises a guide portion provided in the main body of an apparatus such as a computer and a word processor for rotatably supporting the flat display on the main body through a link and also for guiding, when the flat display is opened, the lower portion of the flat display toward the front of the main body, and a retaining mechanism provided at a portion which moves when the flat display is opened for retaining the flat display in any desired position. With such arrangement, a display portion with a larger screen can be positioned closer to the keyboard and the flat display can be retained in any desired tilted position so that an enhanced view of the screen can be obtained.
Claims4
A flat display holding mechanism for holding a flat display on a main body such that said flat display may be opened or closed, comprising:
- a link for pivotably supporting said flat display on said main body;
- first and second legs formed at a lower part of said flat display;
- first and second guide grooves having a substantially L-shaped cross-section provided in said main body in proximity to said lower part of said flat display for guiding said first and second legs, respectively, such that, when said flat display is opened, said lower part of said flat display moves toward a front part of said main body;
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- first and second retaining mechanisms connected to said first and second legs, respectively, for retaining said flat display in any desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.